The Foresters in Hart

Popped in as passing, not disappointed service friendly and warm, helped with choice of beverage, not in your face. Food was fabulous highly recommend the ham hock, and properly cooked pie not microwaved.

Superb meal for four hungry adults

Its a local one off pub that does great food that changes with the seasons. Its really nice sitting out the back next to the woods on a summers evening. Staff are all friendly and the beer is also good with a good selection

The carvery was excellent and the staff very friendly and helpful

Saturday lunchtime. Excellent meet and greet. Dog friendly garden table reserved in advance. Staff really friendly, welcoming and very knowledgeable around the food and drinks menus. This visit we had the Smoked Pork Belly Bites followed by Tempura Battered Fish and Chips. Food was excellent and the management also arranged the weather to be sunny 😎

Service was good. Food quality was disappointing

This is a lovely pub. Great garden and a lovely forest setting. It’s clean and the staff are warm and friendly. I’d say for value for money it’s perhaps just the wrong side of the balance. Food is nicely presented and it is tasty but the menu is fairly limited and prices are on the high side. A pint of cider is £6.60+, which seems a lot. I’m sure it’s on par with other local eateries but it feels expensive. Don’t get me wrong, I’d recommend it to others and would gladly return. It has a nice atmosphere and inside is cosy and welcoming.

We went with friends for a combined birthday meal. Good atmosphere, tasty food, I had olives, flowerpot bread, olive oil and balsamic vinegar as a starter, salmon with asparagus, new potatoes, crab and crème fraiche which were all nicely cooked. My friends also enjoyed their meals, Portobello Mushroom Burger, Ham Hock and Haddock and Chips. The staff were very pleasant and friendly. I thoroughly recommend this restaurant.

Always great food here along with excellent service. Our go to place for a work/team lunch.

Fantastic Sunday Roast excellently prepared and presented, draft alcohol free beer, what more could you ask for!

We love going to the Foresters, the staff are super friendly and service is good. We had the brisket sharing board which was nice, but naked slaw with no mayo is a little tricky to move from the board to the plate. Also, please consider getting some full fat mayo as the light stuff isn't very nice. Thank you 😍

Friendly welcome, lovely atmosphere, great food and brilliant service… What’s not to like…

We had a lovely meal, as usual and the service was good, as usual. The only criticism is that the restaurant was not very warm. We did not anticipate this and did not wear warm clothes, like thicker jumpers and cardigans. We will be back, but next time more prepared for lower temperatures.

A wonderful place for a Sunday roast with impeccable service and a great atmosphere. We visited with our granddaughter and our golden retriever. A very child and dog friendly pub with menus for children, activity books and crayons, and a dog menu too. The lovely server brought the child food out quickly and kept checking to make sure all was ok. She was lovely and I’m sorry I didn’t catch her name.

I had a roast the potatoes were a little overdone, otherwise a fabulous meal and great service. My friend & I ate outside, unfortunately someone was smoking nearby, luckily we were able to move.

Fantastic food quality again but service was very slow for the second time in a row.

Lovely modern oldie world feel inside and nice garden with plenty of seating. Although more smaller tables would benefit, I feel.

My family members enjoyed their meals greatly but unfortunately I can only eat fish and was told as we went to order that there was no fish available on the menu due to a lack of delivery -this was disappointing as we were celebrating my husbands birthday !

Service was really slow, especially after we’d finished our main courses. Weren’t asked if we wanted more drinks. Restaurant was empty by 9pm so no real atmosphere for a Saturday evening.

Great informal evening meal and dog friendly

Lovely place through the woods for drink or food. Been going for 13 years now on and off. Good armosphere, good food. Food not cheap, but ive eaten worse and paid much more elsewhere so

It was my birthday and we were shown to the table that I had requested when I booked. The staff were really attentive and asked if we had any allergies. One of the party had Coeliac disease which we specified. We asked for the allergen menu, which took a little while to find but we were pleased with the choice. My husband had mouth cancer a few years ago and has been left with severe eating issues, however we have been a number of times and each time when tweaks were requested to the meal they were all very graciously accommodated. All of the meals were fantastic, the gluten free meal came out separately and on a different coloured plate which was great to see. As ever the staff were really attentive and super polite. We had a great evening. Thank you so much - we'll be back soon. Jane Carpenter

Title: Magical Christmas Dinner at The Foresters! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recently had the joy of celebrating Christmas dinner at The Foresters, and it was truly an enchanting experience! From the moment we stepped inside, the festive decor created a warm and inviting atmosphere that instantly put us in the holiday spirit. The staff went above and beyond to ensure that our evening was perfect. Their genuine enthusiasm and attentiveness made us feel like cherished guests. We were promptly seated at a beautifully set table adorned with elegant holiday touches, making the ambiance even more delightful. Now, let’s talk about the food! The Christmas dinner menu was a feast for the senses. The star of the show was the succulent roast turkey, perfectly seasoned and accompanied by mouthwatering sides like buttery mashed potatoes, savory stuffing, and vibrant roasted vegetables. Every dish was crafted with care and highlighted the best of seasonal flavors. And the desserts? Our meal concluded with a stunning Christmas pudding, rich and aromatic, served with brandy sauce that was simply divine. It was the perfect sweet ending to an incredible meal. To complement the feast, the drink selection featured a wonderful array of festive cocktails and wines, perfectly curated to enhance the dining experience. Overall, The Foresters surpassed all expectations for our Christmas dinner. The combination of delicious food, welcoming service, and beautiful ambiance made for a magical evening that we will cherish for years to come. I can't recommend this spot highly enough for anyone looking to create festive memories!

Lovely pub, very dog friendly. Food was delicious and both food and drink were reasonably priced for the quality. Spent about £65 for a main course lunch for two with an alcoholic drink and water.

We regularly visit The Foresters and always had excellent service. However, on this occasion we waited over an hour for our food order and when it eventually came, it was without the starter. That said, the food was as always excellent.

Tomahawk sharer was fabulous, done just as well asked, was enough for my wife and I plus my daughter (12) with a side of sweet potato fries. Only reason for 4 as opposed to 5 stars and I'm being picky.. the Apple and Rhubarb crumble came with red or black currants in a sizeable quantity that wasn't advertised on the menu which was disappointing being my favourite desert. But the crumble topping was great as was the apple once I'd removed all the currants. Still had a lovely meal all round though. Staff were excellent as always 🙏

It has been a while since we last visited the Foresters. Staff were attentive and friendly. The ladies were disappointed with their schnitzel's as they were cooked drier than expected. Also there seemed to be a long wait between courses even though the restaurant was less than half full.

Great food and pleasant ambience. A quant and welcoming, dog friendly pub with a well organised garden connected to forestry walks. Very tasty Sunday carvery with a selection of roasted meats and vegetarian options. Parking can be an issue at busy times.

Friendly staff, tasty food, good choice of options and value for money..

Excellent as always. Flowerpot bread is so good

This is the second time we’ve had a meal at the Foresters and unfortunately it was not as good as the first time. We had to wait over an hour for the first (main) course. Our table was booked for the 6pm slot and we were the last to leave. A member of staff cleaned other tables around us and we got the impression the staff just wanted us to leave. It was Mother’s Day and if the pub management want to close earlier then fair enough but don’t have a 6pm dining slot and take ages to serve the first course. One of us had icecream and the portion was ridiculously small for the cost - again disappointing. Apart from that, the food itself was good.

The pub itself is lovely but the food isn’t nice at all. I had the chicken schnitzel. The chicken was very dry and the chips tasted like they had been recooked. I would go back for drinks but wouldn't eat again.

Excellent service and delicious food on a very busy Mother's Day. We had reserved a table in the garden and had a lovely afternoon being well looked after and enjoying the very generous buffet style roast .

Great meal and service. The steak was perfect and the pie of the day delicious. We had a lovely bonus too as they had live music by Millie.

Everything was excellent. A special mention goes to our waitress who served us. Wish I'd got her name in order to put in this feedback. She was so friendly

Great pub with fair prices and good beer and atmosphere!

Nice pub but food and drinks very overpriced we thought, plus added a service charge which was not warranted, don’t think we would return

Everything was great. Space between courses was just enough.

I am a regular here and love it-normally-I like the staff and always give the full tip. However I purchased drinks in the bar beforehand-my usual Pornstar Martini (which I know everywhere else is served with a shot of Prosecco on the side) but never here. This time I was given Prosecco and I explained that I had never ever been given this with it before at this pub- a regular staff member-who has in fact made the drink for me several times before(with no prosecco). said 'oh yes the prosecco cleanses the palette (I know all this as have them regularly) but again I said I'd never been given it here and I've been coming for years. -there was no surprise or apology whatsoever from the 2 bar staff- one just said - "All depends who is behind the bar". Charming!! I felt I was so un-important and did not count-I am an old-aged pensioner and have worked in customer-service positions all my life-first thing is to apologise -then make sure some training takes place so that this does not happen again. Last time I came I was given a half-glass of pornstar martini (no prosecco as usual) but as the chap was new I said nothing-but now this is not acceptable. The waitresses with the food were fine but I spend a lot of money here and make a point of being friendly to the staff and treat them as I like to be treated myself. I'm soooo upset about the attitude and the lack of knowing how to make drinks plus all the years I have been mis-sold!! I expect feedback please.

We felt ignored on a table that felt like it was squeezed into an empty restaurant. The food was mediocre at best. No one asked how our meal was so couldn’t say anything at the time. 2.5 hours for 2 courses and paid over the odds for the privilege. This use to be a gastro treat but feel very let down and we won’t be returning.

We’ve eaten at the Foresters several times recently and think the carvery excellent value for money, with the meat particularly being well cooked and of high quality. Unfortunately the last two times we’ve dined with you the roast potatoes have been inedible. Last time they were burnt and yesterday they were so tough and leathery that even a knife wouldn’t cut into them. Most of our party left them on the plate and I did mention it to our waitress at the time. We all had coffee at the end of our meal and, whilst the Americanos were fine, the flat whites were lukewarm. Rather disappointing and such a shame as we’ve recommended your Sunday carvery to many of out friends.

Had Sunday carvery, very good as usual. Had the peach and plum crumble again very nice but very mean on the custard. Food is very nice, but it would be nice if they change the menu a little bit and add some new stuff.

The food was excellent. The ribs are so good, it makes it difficult to order anything else! Polite and friendly servers and nice calm atmosphere. Highly recommended

Professional and friendly service for a large party on a busy Sunday lunchtime. Cavery looked great and very popular. Spacious garden was a popular stop for walkers

Fabulous service. Annoying barking dogs

Delicious meal with generous portions. Friendly attentive service. Pleasant relaxing atmosphere.

It was a limited menu but the food was delicious, it is on the pricey side though.

The Foresters is a lovely pub. The food was excellent again and so was the service. I'll be back again soon .

A very pleasant lunch venue. The food is excellent

I had a meal ahead the other night. I have three courses. All the very nice deserve good beer. I chose an IPA called level head it was served perfectly and nice and cold. All the food I had was cooked well and I've got no complaints at all, I will be back at some point.

We waited on arrival at the check in desk and were completely ignored for 10 minutes. One waitress said she would go and get someone, eventually came back herself and managed to seat us. Another 10 minute wait for drinks (2 cokes). We asked if we could order food as well at that time as if we hadn't I don't think we would have been asked for ages. Order taken - 2 appetisers , 2 mains. I tried to order two different things and neither were available, left with only one option. We should have been told this when initially given the menus. We were then left for another half hour at which time I had to go and find someone and ask when we could expect the food. It was actually all ready (I'm not sure how long it had been sitting there), but that meant the appetisers came out at the same time as the main courses which is not really acceptable. We spoke to someone who said he would arrange for the appetisers to be taken off the bill (this was done when we paid). The food was fine, the service was chaotic at best, and bookings should be limited if they can't be managed. We had zero service for half an hour and were ignored on entering the restaurant. It seemed that either all the waitresses were clearing and moving tables, at one point 3 of them at one table, and yet nobody could come over to check if we were ok, they were avoiding eye contact completely. It is part of customer service to make sure that expectations are managed, at no point were we informed that there would be an extensive delay and actually the food was ready for ages - why are staff not going into the kitchen to check? Disappointing at best especially since the food was fine, understand being busy but not prepared to be ignored. I have to score a 2 for this reason.

The pub was very busy and they were a bit short staffed.

Delicious food, excellent service and everything perfect. Congratulations to all the staff

Quite overpriced. Waiting time for food and dessert was excessive, especially considering there was no even that many people eating at the same time

Food is always good and staff are friendly

I had the brisket, which, whilst it was nice was a bit dry. Could have comes with some gravy (Or is it just these days) at would mean having some veg instead of salad which would be ok. Wife had the pork belly which she enjoyed.

Luck of the draw I know but the table next to us was very very noisy we could hardly hear ourselves speak!

Great pub & lovely food - best IPA too. Very dog friendly which we really like 🐾

Good food, lovely staff and nice atmosphere, would recommend a visit

As a walking group we generally like to eat quickly and continue our walk. However it was an hour before our food orders were even taken. The food was good, but maybe if we pre ordered we would be on our way sooner. The staff, atmosphere and the food were all excellent, just let down slightly by the logistics

Amazing food and friendly service. Highly recommend!

Visiting the area from Norfolk. Great value for money Sunday Carvery

Fantastic food and excellent service

2 hot drinks...really easy going. Nice atmosphere. Dogs welcome in bar; which has been done out really nicely.

I hadn't been to the Foresters in years, but my Son In Law has a birthday lunch there one Sunday. Nearly all (8) of us had the carvery, which was certainly the best roast dinner I've eaten in a pub (most are a disappointment in my view, but this was excellent). The rest of the menu looked good too, so we're going back to sample that soon!

The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, making the experience even better. The BBQ baby back ribs were absolutely amazing—so tender they melted like butter! The atmosphere was cozy and inviting, perfect for a great meal. Highly recommended

Golden wedding meal,very disappointed, booked early to avoid busy time.Food was dry (chicken and salad no coating)Stuck behind a pillar,where no one could see us.Spent more time waiting than eating

Carvery was outstanding as skways, we love coming here

The food was good but the service was initially slow. They line you to have ordered 2 rounds of drinks before the food arrives! Therefore I think the service charge should be optional?

We were looked after very well by Jack and Sam

A really nice pub, friendly staff, lovely location with good food. Reasonably priced. Lunch for 7. Booked in advance.

Delicious roast dinner all cooked to perfection.

Great food (carvery), great service, reasonable price, lovely venue.

Reliably good food in nice location with a great selection of drinks. Warm and cosy cottage feel in the front and more of a chalet vibe in the restaurant.

Lovely food, and really helpful staff. On the pricier side though. The parmesan straws are excellent 👌

Lovely place but a bit on the pricey side.

We took grandma for Sunday roast and we could not fault it. The food was amazing. The service was lovely. The staff went above and beyond, thank you for a lovely afternoon.

Welcoming staff, great ambience, excellent food and attentive service; really good experience as always

This is a really lovely pub. Great location with some lovely local walks and the food is excellent. Booking essential at weekends. 23 January 2024 We attended to celebrate our birthdays (twin sisters) with partners and a friend. Another excellent meal with great service, friendly staff and it was really good value. The Foresters is our definite "go-to" place now for a meal. Thank you! 17 January 2025 Definitely our favourite place to eat in the Fleet area. We had a good walk first in the area surrounding the venue and then enjoyed a lovely lunch. The food was beautifully presented, very well cooked and delicious. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Thank you once again!

Table of 6, service was unbelieveably slow... food was ok, brisket dry as a bone, its supposed to have a nice bark and be juicey, this was far from that.

As always, a great meal at this very welcoming family pub. Carvery is so tasty and plentiful and menu options offers just as much flavoursome choices. Great for children and dogs welcome.

Very helpful staff, tasty food, good service and value for money

Love meeting friends for good food and company

We thought the wine was far too expensive. The smoke from the fire is very off putting. When the fire dies down and it’s cold outside. You get a down draft that causes smoke to be blown into the restaurant. Awful.

Very poor. Despite having booked, it took about 10 minutes for us to be shown to a table, and the first two we were offered were far too small for 2 people to have a meal. Then there was hardly anything on the menu - no prix fixe menu, no fish and no chicken schnitzel. My partner was forced to have a starter and a bowl of chips. There were only 2 guys serving - they were trying their best but the staffing was just inadequate. We like The Foresters, and go quite often, but we won’t be going back, at least not for a while.

Staff lovely … food was not as good as we remembered … brisket was a bit dry.. flowerpot bread was nice though x

We all had the roast beef which was excellent 👌

Christmas dinner for two people: Considering this was on Christmas day, I did expect slightly inflated prices but for a buffet meal this was quite poor. Total bill was ~£238.00, food - average, service was a little better. Probably will not return.

Met up with family for late lunch. Food was delicious, especially the pork belly. Service was very good, all staff polite and happy. Highly recommend.

Very friendly staff who treated us really well despite being a big group of 10. Plenty of other dogs and their owners providing a great atmosphere. Food was on the whole very good but chicken schnitzel quite dry and they said there was no garlic butter. A very easy thing to make as a home cook let alone a professional, that may have moistened up the chicken. Definitely recommend as a whole though. Had starters, mains and a couple of bottles of wine

All a bit disappointing. Visited for a special Christmas family meal but about 5-6 of the dishes we wanted were out. The food we actually ate were good. Service was a bit slow and the place was near empty. This place has gone downhill from the treat I used to recall.

We had a really disappointing Christmas day meal. Second year we went and it took a big step backwards. Lacked some of the Christmas trimmings you'd expect. Service was a real let down, especially when my father accidentally spilt his beer. While I was in the queue for the carvery I heard some upsetting words said about him by a member of staff that if it wasn't Christmas day and wanting to keep the day special for my family I would have made a point of confronting him about his comments. Overall it wasn't great and having emailed them directly to answer some of my concerns with the experience I've not got a response so I'll put my honest review here. If they want to charge £90 per person, they need to give a great experience. We didn't get that and want to know what they're going to do to address the points I made in an email to them.

Food was good but was disappointed with the lack of prawns in the pasta. Service was polite and friendly but could have been better. Hate that the “optional” tip culture in restaurants across the board, leaving a cash tip encourages better service.

UPDATE: Unfortunately down graded again, they have a small menu here, which never bothers me as I feel what they have on the menu they do well. But tonight …… no pork belly no brisket and no fish and chips, honestly made this a disappointing visit with my little family and my parents! On top of this we constantly had to chase to be served, we chased to place drinks orders which meant we were ready for dinner order, dessert menus, dessert orders and then the bill!!! For the price I was pretty irritated by the time dinner was over. This used to be my favourite restaurant in fleet but it’s lost its special touch, no quirky specials in the board like they used to ….. had the best ostrich here …… The venue is super quaint, lovely location and friendly staff

Lovely experience for Xmas dinner

Great food, lovely , friendly and very helpful staff. The pub is very clean and tidy with a great atmosphere inside.

We enjoyed our Christmas Day meal. We were waiting for our table to become available for 40mins but of course it was very busy due to it being Christmas Day. The food was very tasty with plenty of it. Thank you

A large group of us went on Sunday, including small kids. The pub was very accommodating to late changes in numbers and a few people turning up late. The majority of us went for the carvery which everyone enjoyed, and the amount of meat served was generous. It was good that the normal menu was also available as a couple of people are not fans of roast dinner and they were able to choose something they liked off the normal menu. Also, for a decent roast the price was very reasonable compared to other places locally we had considered booking before choosing The Foresters. The pub had a warm atmosphere and the staff were very good.

Excellent food,service service time. We were in no rush to order our food but this didn't seem to matter. The waitress was so patient with us. Once the food was ordered we didn't have to wait long before it was served to us. Considering how busy the restaurant was this was extremely good.

Probably the best Sunday carvery I've had. The roast beef was pink and tender, the pork was lovely and moist. I've avoided carveries for quite a while, as often with carvery meats they're dry as a bone, but not here. Only a minor point, but initially the service was a little on the slow side, particularly for drinks, but once we had an assigned waitress she looked after us well and was very attentive.